The Structure and Dynamics of Networks: (Princeton Studies in Complexity)

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From the Internet to networks of friendship, disease transmission, and even terrorism, the concept--and the reality--of networks has come to pervade modern society. But what exactly is a network? What different types of networks are there? Why are they interesting, and what can they tell us? In recent years, scientists from a range of fields--including mathematics, physics, computer science, sociology, and biology--have been pursuing these questions and building a new "science of networks." This book brings together for the first time a set of seminal articles representing research from across these disciplines. It is an ideal sourcebook for the key research in this fast-growing field.

The book is organized into four sections, each preceded by an editors' introduction summarizing its contents and general theme. The first section sets the stage by discussing some of the historical antecedents of contemporary research in the area. From there the book moves to the empirical side of the science of networks before turning to the foundational modeling ideas that have been the focus of much subsequent activity. The book closes by taking the reader to the cutting edge of network science--the relationship between network structure and system dynamics. From network robustness to the spread of disease, this section offers a potpourri of topics on this rapidly expanding frontier of the new science.

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Vice President IT Global Business Initiavies.......2007-08-10

Excellent resource to follow the progress of Network Science through the history of the field up to the present day. I would definitlly recommend this book to anyone embarking on a social netowkring track. You may need a math referesher to follow some of the studies but well worth it!

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The Bible, Third Edition
unfortunately Very Fat book ,but Not For Beginners
Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference
This book just keeps getting better
Excellent, Comprehensive Reference

Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference
Danny Goodman
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Danny Goodman felt that he couldn't trust any of the documentation on Dynamic HTML (DHTML) that he read (too many contradictions), so he wrote this book as a reference for working with his own clients. After testing tags and techniques on multiple releases of the main browsers, Goodman came up with very practical information--some of which you may not find in any other resource.

Goodman assumes a solid foundation, if not expertise, in basic HTML and an understanding of what DHTML is all about. From those assumptions, he presents a meaty, information-dense volume. The first of the book's four sections discusses industry standards and how to apply the basic principles of DHTML. He emphasizes the differences in Web browsers and discusses how to build pages so that they work well in both Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. The second section is an extensive, quick reference of all the tags, objects, and properties of HTML, cascading style sheets, Document Object Model, and core JavaScript. A particularly handy cross-reference guide to this information follows, helping you locate it in alternate ways. The final section contains appendices, with useful tables of values and commands. --Elizabeth Lewis

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Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference changes all that. This book is an indispensable compendium for Web content developers. It contains everything you need to create functional cross-platform Web applications, including:

A complete reference for all of the HTML tags, CSS style attributes, browser document objects, and JavaScript objects supported by the various standards and the latest versions of Navigator and Internet Explorer. Browser compatibility is emphasized throughout; the reference pages clearly indicate browser support for every entity.
Handy cross-reference indexes that make it easy to find interrelated HTML tags, style attributes, and document objects.
An advanced introduction to creating dynamic Web content that addresses the cross-platform compromises inherent in Web page design today.

If you have some experience with basic Web page creation, but are new to the world of dynamic content, Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference will jump-start your development efforts. If you are an experienced Web programmer, you'll find the browser-compatibility information invaluable. This book is the only DHTML reference that a Web developer needs.

Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference is designed to work in conjunction with HTML: The Definitive Guide and JavaScript: The Definitive Guide. HTML: The Definitive Guide teaches you about every element of HTML in detail, with explanations of how each element works and how it interacts with other elements, as well as numerous examples. JavaScript: The Definitive Guide provides a thorough description of the JavaScript language, complete with sophisticated examples that show you how to handle common Web application tasks. Together, these three books provide a complete library for Web content developers.

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If you are a Web content developer these days, you have a lot of information to keep track of. You need to stay current on the relevant Web specifications, like HTML, CSS, DOM, and ECMAScript. You also need to know how the latest Web browsers from Netscape and Microsoft actually implement these standards, since browser implementations of the standards are less than perfect. Right now, you're forced to keep multiple reference books open on your desk (or multiple browser windows open on your screen), just to develop a simple dynamic Web page that works properly under both Navigator and Internet Explorer. Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference changes all that. This book is an indispensable compendium for Web content developers. It contains everything you need to create functional cross-platform Web applications, including: o A complete reference for all of the HTML tags, CSS style attributes, browser document objects, and JavaScript objects supported by the various standards and the latest versions of Navigator and Internet Explorer. Browser compatibility is emphasized throughout; the reference pages clearly indicate browser support for every entity. o Handy cross-reference indexes that make it easy to find interrelated HTML tags, style attributes, and document objects. o An advanced introduction to creating dynamic Web content that addresses the cross-platform compromises inherent in Web page design today. If you have some experience with basic Web page creation, but are new to the world of dynamic content, Dynamic HTML : The Definitive Reference will jump-start your development efforts. If you are an experienced Web programmer, you'll find the browser-compatibility information invaluable. This book is the only DHTML reference that a Web developer needs.

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The Bible, Third Edition.......2007-09-17

The finest review of this book I can give is simply this: I bought the first edition in 1999, the second edition in 2003, the third edition in 2007, and as long as Danny Goodman and O'Reilly keep up the good work, I'll buy the fourth edition in 2011. There is no more indispensible book available for the Web GUI professional.

One caveat: This book is not for beginners. If you don't already know how to build a modern DHTML/CSS/JS/Ajax interface, this book will likely be a waste of money. Moreover, if you're looking for how-tos and recipes, look elsewhere. This is a comprehensive encyclopedia of the DHTML universe, nothing more and nothing less.

unfortunately Very Fat book ,but Not For Beginners.......2007-09-03

I bought this book , and i wait it about 1 month for arrive to me , but i am not lucky , the book contains more than 1300 pages , but i didn't find any thing benefit for me .
I advise any one in beginner Level to keep away from this book .you must save your money .

Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference.......2007-07-19

If you do any sort of web design, whether as a do-it yourself novice or as a professional web designer, Dynamic HTML is a must have resource. This all inclusive guide includes a myriad of features for design elements, objects, and styles organized in several easy to understand and easy to use sections: Alphabetical HTML Reference, Shared DOM Reference, Alphabetical DOM Reference, Event Reference, CSS Reference, and Java Script Reference, Cross Reference. All of these examples include actually bit of code that the reader can use as well as associated attributes and their code to tailor that element, object, or style to your desired specifications. This aspect allows the reader to follow through virtually step by step taking a new concept from inception through to a professional look and feel.

I can already tell that Dynamic HTML is going to be one of those desk references that I keep close by my computer. The book is already plastered with a number of post-it notes in places that I need to fix on my existing web pages, concepts that want to experiment with in the future, or ways that I could make my websites more accessible. Having a good book with these aspects all in one place is a boon.

Still, where I will probably gain the most valuable use of this book is in the comparative aspect of the entries. Along with each of the detailed entries in all of the categories, the author has included information about how each feature translates in the different browsers (Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Mozilla, Safari, Opera, and W3C HTML). Anyone who has spent weeks making their website just perfect only to have their best buddy with a different type of browser say that it's all wonky knows that a good detailed cross reference resource is invaluable. Having one as well organized and intuitive as this one is nothing short of amazing.

This book just keeps getting better.......2007-06-04

Each iteration of this book gets better and better. This third edition has been expanded with an amazing CSS reference, updates for AJAX, and now includes information on IE, Netscape, Mozilla (e.g. Firefox), Safari, Opera, and the HTML DOM. By far, this is the most comprehensive version of this book to date.

One of the biggest gripes I had with previous editions of this book was that it felt very IE-centric. In prior editions, the Mac was completely ignored as was Opera and pretty much anything other than IE and Netscape. This has all changed in this latest update.

If you have never seen a copy of this book before, it is divided into 9 sections: a standard HTML reference, an alphabetical HMTL reference, standard and alphabetical DOM references, a Javascript language and event reference, an outstanding CSS reference, and appendices. The book is designed in such a way so as to be easy to quickly find material on the HTML tag, CSS attribute, or Javascript method desired.

Of particular note in this edition is the update for AJAX. In the Javascript section, the reader will now find nearly 50 extra pages dedicated simply to handling and processing XML in Javascript.

Hands down, this was--and still is--the absolute best dynamic HTML reference available today. While each edition gets better and better, I think this edition in particular is a real standout. The expansion of the CSS reference section, the addition of documentation related to AJAX, and the expansion of the reference sections to cover Mozilla, Safari, and Opera make this book a must buy.

Excellent, Comprehensive Reference.......2007-04-24

Looking for a single reference for all your web development needs? Well, Dynamic HTML: the Definitive Reference isn't quite that, but it comes awfully close. It's not simply a DHTML reference; there's detailed reference info on XHTML, CSS, DOM, and Javascript -- all of which are necessary to create good DHTML.

Most of the book is divided into five sections, including the above mentioned references, as well as a section on Events. The references are easily navigated, clearly explained, and provide nice examples. The most valuable bits of information for many web developers are probably the compatibility info provided for each entry in the reference sections.

The remainder of the book offers handy cross-references and appendices. The cross references include: an HTML/XHTML Attribute Index, and DOM references by Property, Method, and Event. The appendices include info on colors, special characters, ASCII key codes, editable content commands, elements/attributes available in W3C standards, and the relationships between various Mozilla based browsers.

Of course, this is a reference book, so there's limited cohesion in the examples. There is no theme to follow and re-create a full-featured DHTML web site. But the book is intended to be a reference. There are other books for step-by-step DHTML development.

Likewise, this is a comprehensive reference, and therefore quite a thick book. There are separate CSS and JavaScript references available (also very handy), but this single volume packs a lot of punch.

Structure and Influence: Statistical Models for the Dynamics of Actor Attributes, Network Structure, and Their Interdependence (Utrecht Studies in Air and Space Law)

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Structure and Influence: Statistical Models for the Dynamics of Actor Attributes, Network Structure, and Their Interdependence (Utrecht Studies in Air and Space Law)
Roger Th. A J Leenders
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Social network analysis has become an important tool in studying social phenomena. An issue often addressed is how the structure of a network affects the actors comprising it; for instance, how is the behavior of actors influenced by the behavior of (particular) other actors in the network? An issue less commonly explored deals with how actors shape their networks; for instance, on the basis of what attributes do organizations choose other organizations as partners? In addition, these two issues are interdependent; for instance, friends are often chosen on the basis of similarity of behavior and interests, but, at the same time, friendship makes friends more similar. Theoretical models for changes in behavior and/or network structure exist, but statistical models for actual testing and forecasting are largely lacking. This book provides such statistical models, with the help of which it is possible to answer a range of questions concerning the dynamics in networks, including the questions raised above.

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A good book for Beginners and Novices
Ouch!
Nothing New, Nothing In Depth, Nothing Worthwhile
Very Disappointing
Disappointing and obsolete - Update needed

Writing Cross-Browser Dynamic HTML
Heather Williamson
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Both Netscape and Microsoft have created their own versions of Dynamic HTML (DHTML). Incompatibilities between their browsers make it very difficult for web designers to use DHTML to add advanced user interface features to their sites. This is the first book that answers the question webmasters are asking more and more frequently: How can DHTML be used effectively, given the issue of incompatible browsers among users? Writing Cross-Browser Dynamic HTML focuses on answering this critical question without getting sidetracked into general HTML or XML issues. The result is a book that clearly and concisely addresses programmers' needs without overwhelming them with a cumbersome volume that tries to answer every possible question about DHTML.

Author Heather Williamson begins by introducing the fundamental concepts upon which DHTML programming is based: the Document Object Model, Cascading Style Sheets, and scripting languages. In each case, she cites the differences between the Netscape and Microsoft implementations of these features. You'll learn which features can be used safely, which must be avoided, and how to use scripting languages to overcome differences between DHTML implementations.

Williamson then moves into an in-depth discussion of how to use the knowledge of DHTML differences in real-world applications—specifically, as applied to a highly interactive professional website. She finishes the book by going beyond the purely technical issues to discuss how compatibility must be incorporated into the development process, especially when teams of developers are involved.

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This book is divided into three sections. The first is a detailed treatment of the technologies, concepts, and standards needed to use Dynamic HTML for users running all the popular late model browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and higher and Netscape Navigator 4.0 and higher. This section also discusses the implementation and development of HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, competing models of the DOM (document object model), and the JavaScript/JScript/ECMAScript techniques needed to control the DOM. The second section teaches Web designers how to use DHTML to develop a dynamic site, focusing on implementation issues related to maintaining cross-platform compatibility. A tutorial in this section shows readers how to create a completely interactive Web site, ready to post on the Web. The third and final section shows the reader alternate ways to use functions and features similar to those used in the second section.

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A good book for Beginners and Novices.......2002-01-08

I have used this book as a learning tool in training classes and have found it gives a sound foundation on DHTML and how it is implemented in Netscape and IE's current supported versions. Ms Williamson has layed out the basic principals that are being used today and lays the foundation that can be built upon by Developers and Designers in the future. Although some of the examples did not work as they were intended we were able to make sense of what the intention was and see how the usage would enable us to provide pages for clients that could be impactive and easily viewed.

Ouch!.......2001-07-21

The reviews below are entirely accurate about the (lack of useful) content in this book. But I have to add that I've never seen a book as poorly edited as this one. (There are a lot of poorly edited books out there, too.) Variables change their name from one line of code to the next; typos abound; and on p. 184 a query by the editor to the author has been duly set into the code! So the code is unreadable, and even after you correct for the typos and errors and omissions it still doesn't work, and even if it did work it would be lame.

I paid ... for this, too.

Nothing New, Nothing In Depth, Nothing Worthwhile.......2001-06-27

I thought this was going to be a good book for creating business class Cross-Browser DHTML Web Applications. IT'S NOT.

Apparently, the target audience for this book was the weekend web-hobbiests who want cute interactive graphics for thier homepages.

This book is not worth the paper it is written on.

Very Disappointing.......2001-05-09

If you are looking for the source to solving all your issues that just don't seem to work for both IE and Netscape, this is NOT the book. Nuff said.

Disappointing and obsolete - Update needed.......2001-04-19

In the year 2001, what would you expect from a NEW book about "cross-browser Dynamic HTML" ? I would expect a book showing me how to develop code that will work in Internet Explorer 4.x and up, Netscape Communicator 4.x, Gecko-based browsers like Netscape 6 and Mozilla, plus preferable a general implementation of (or at least a discussion about) "future-safe" DHTML based solely on the recommended W3C and ECMA standards. It is "alternative" browsers like Opera and Konqueror I hope to see support of through the pure standards based implementation (and it will proplably work with the Gecko-based browsers and the upcomming IE6 browser too).

Does Heather Williamsen book live up to my expections ? I'm afraid very far from... Heathers ambigition have been to support IE4-5, NS4.x and NS6. I guess this is allright as a MINIMUM, since it covers the browsers most people will use for some time. But at the time of writing the final version of Netscape 6 has clearly not been released yet, and wheather Heather hasn't done her homework good enough or if the specifikations of Netscape 6/Mozilla has changed during its development, I don't know, but it is a fact that none (or very little) of the DHTML-code pressented in the book will work in Netscape 6, Mozilla or other browsers based on the Gecko layout engine. The worst mistake is that Heather takes support of Netscape 4.x Layers for granted in Netscape 6. Layers is not part of the W3C standard, and this propritary Netscape 4.x feature is NOT supported in Netscape 6 or other Gecko-based browsers !

Off course you can learn something about generating DHTML that works in IE4-5.x and NS4.x in this book, but without (working) support of Netscape 6 I can never recommend this book to anyone taking webdevelopment seriously. I hope there will be some comprehensive corrections/updates to find on the Apress website soon, becourse if not this book has been a completely waste of money for me. Sorry about these hard words.

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This book is based on proceedings from a February 2004 Santa Fe Institute workshop. Its contributing chapter authors treat the ecology of predator-prey interactions and food web theory, structure, and dynamics, joining researchers who also work on complex systems and on large nonlinear networks from the points of view of other sub-fields within ecology. Food webs play a central role in the debates on the role of complexity in stability, persistence, and resilience. Better empirical data and the exploding interest in the subject of networks across social, physical, and natural sciences prompted creation of this volume. The book explores the boundaries of what is known of the relationship between structure and dynamics in ecological networks and defines directions for future developments in this field.

Coherent Structures in Complex Systems: Selected Papers of the XVII Sitges Conference on Statistical Mechanics. Held at Sitges, Barcelona, Spain, 5-9 June ... Version (Lecture Notes in Physics)

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A rich variety of real-life physical problems which are still poorly understood are of a nonlinear nature. Examples include turbulence, granular flows, detonations and flame propagation, fracture dynamics, and a wealth of new biological and chemical phenomena which are being discovered. Particularly interesting among the manifestations of nonlinearity are coherent structures. This book contains reviews and contributions reporting on the state of the art regarding the role of coherent structures and patterns in nonlinear science.

Dreamweaver UltraDev 4: Dynamic Web Development

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brevity is both a feature and a shortcoming in this book
some good references for semi - advanced users
New To UltraDev: Clear and Useful Book
THE WORST BOOK EVER!
Not what I expected

Dreamweaver UltraDev 4: Dynamic Web Development
James L. Mohler , and Matthew E Mooney
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Macromedia's Dreamweaver UltraDev is one of the most essential web development tools on the market. Once developers get a taste of UltraDev's power and productivity, they quickly realize that they can't live without it. Dreamweaver UltraDev 4: Dynamic Web Development, highlighting the very latest feature set, is the ultimate source for learning everything developers need to know about this state-of-the-art web authoring tool. A tutorial-based learning format with step-by-step instruction guides learners through easily performing advanced web development strategies. Highly acclaimed Purdue professor James Mohler and co-author Matt Mooney provide numerous exercises and examples that they have found to be the most valuable for effectively learning UltraDev. The book highlights the use of ASP to create web applications and how to connect to ODBC databases. Without spending extra time telling users what they already know, the book also compares UltraDev to basic Dreamweaver and showcases the new features that comprise the true power of UltraDev.

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brevity is both a feature and a shortcoming in this book.......2002-07-20

At 319 pages, a rarity in computer books, the book manages to cover a lot of ground about building dynamic Web pages with Macromedia's Dreamweaver UltraDev4 by using Active Server Pages, though not in great detail in any part. The authors sate in their introduction that the "goal of this books is to provide the reader with foundation skills that can be combined as needed."

If you already know how to use Dreamweaver (which the authors assume you do), and if you already took a class, or played around a bit with Microsoft Access, this book can help you take your skills to a new level by helping you to start learning how to combine them.

Discussing databases and recordsets may seem superfluous to those who can't wait to get on with the designing the Web pages themselves. But, as someone who earns part of my living by cleaning up badly built databases in the first place, I am the first to appreciate a book that states the obvious when it comes to creating a database. So, even if you think you know how to build a database, I recommend you glance through this section. It will save you time and make your code leaner when you tget to wworking with your data on the Web page with UltraDev, which has its own limitations!

That said, I find it strange that the book, which concentrates on using Microsoft's Active Server Pages server model for building dynamic Web pages, displays 99 percent of its examples in a Mac environment. And yet, this may even turn out to be one of those bugs that is really a feature: let Mac users know that they, too, can build data-driven pages with Dreamweaver UltraDev 4, provided they have access to a server, which the authors discuss in adequate detail early in the book.

In general, I tend to buy several how-to computer books that deal with the same subject, using parts of one over parts of others when I learn ... I found that I frequently returned to consult this book on some detail as I was learning, precisely beacuse it keeps things fundamental, and, therefore, widely adaptable for different situations.

some good references for semi - advanced users.......2002-05-03

I actually bought this book because of the 1 star comments saying this book spent too much time on Servers and Databases. Well Hey, those subjects are for the big boys who actually make 6 figures a year.

I am an advanced programmer, but fairly new to UltraDev - i create web applications where the Html/JSP/ASP side is just half of the picture and this book has helped in linking the two.

BUT, i did find that the author(s) tried to stuff too much into the book to make it to 300 pages - i already know how to do the basic stuff in Dream Weaver - bring on the advanced stuff. Half of it did seem to be copied from the Utradev tutorial help!

New To UltraDev: Clear and Useful Book.......2002-04-03

This is NOT a particularly fat book which is merciful. I was actually able to read it cover-to-cover and follow the author's logic and directions (as they suggest), and really feel like I learned how to use UltraDev. I found the book to be well-thought out. The UltraDev tutorial, for example, is good but it over-explains every step. This book starts off detailed and then as you learn it assumes you know more and doesn't waste your time telling you the most basic stuff again and again when stepping you though exercises. Even so, the authors don't leave out any important details. Every exercise worked for me. I was never left saying, "Hugh?"

The reviewer below that said that this book reads like it was written by people who have experience teaching others was right on.

My only complaint is relatively minor but worth noting: The CD did not have the tables used for the exercises in enough different formats. Everything is in Access 2000 which I don't have. There are a few tables that are in Excel format, which was helpful because I could then import them into Access 97. But oddly enough the complete final table with all the data, that is used in exercises throughout the book was NOT in Excel format. This may have been a CD 'typo'. This was an inconvenience because I had to have someone with Access 2000 save the file down for me. After that it worked fine. The book itself is nicely done.

THE WORST BOOK EVER!.......2002-03-17

Just look at the review by jsonterre1... I agree with him 100%
This is the worst money ever spent on a book. I am currently going through exercises that often don't seem to work. Very frustrating when you're actually expecting to learn from the book you have purchased. This book is more complicated than UltraDev itself. I don't recommend this book to anyone.

Not what I expected.......2002-03-11

I bought this book based on the reviews but after spending [item price] and seeing that the first 80 pages had nothing to do with UltraDev 4 at all and only on servers, databeses and languages I guess I can say it didn't start off very well. If i wanted to learn about what a database, server or other languages are then I would buy a book based on that.

Not only was there a lot of unessesary information in the book but I bought the book to learn "Dreamweaver Ultra Dev 4" and the book played all the components off that were in "Dreamweaver" to be learned from a "Dreamweaver" book and only covered things that pertained to UltraDev 4. Well I have Macromedia Dreamweaver Ultra Dev 4 and I don't have Dreamweaver itself... When I buy a book that says "Dreamweaver UltraDev 4" on it I expect that it will cover everything that is in the Dreamweaver UltrDev 4 program.

They don't tell you that in any of these reviews...

Who wrote these anyway? Friends, family and publishers...

The book has 306 pages of content and I think only 100 pages are usefull.

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This Microsoft title is a definitive reference guide to developing applications that take advantage of the dynamic HTML (DHTML) features of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5. It is short on tutorial material but offers a very detailed programmer's reference to DHTML. However, readers should be familiar with Microsoft VBScript and JScript to make the most of it.

In the front of the book is an extremely brief 22-page overview of the benefits of DHTML. It covers the evolution of features through the releases of Internet Explorer and includes a table that illustrates the compatibility and features side by side. This section also points out the new IE5 features: DHTML behaviors, persistence, HTML Applications (HTAs), the ability to query client capabilities, and various other architectural features.

The meat of the book is the DHTML reference section. Here, DHTML objects, properties, events, methods, and collections are documented in separate sections. Short code examples accompany many of the entries, and the conventions closely follow other Microsoft documentation. Following this lengthy section is a reference to HTML Components, categorized into elements, events, methods, and objects. Appendices cover HTML Applications, tables, filters, and transitions.

A companion CD-ROM includes the complete IE5 Software Development Kit (SDK), code examples, technical articles, and a copy of IE5. If you're just starting out with DHTML, you should look elsewhere for a tutorial; if you're already coding it for IE5 and want horse's-mouth documentation, this is for you. --Stephen W Plain

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Here's official reference and software developer resources for Dynamic HTML (DHTML) as supported by the newest Microsoft Internet Explorer browser technology. The text provides A-Z documentation of the elements, objects, properties, events, and methods for the DHTML and CSS object models, along with an incisive overview of important new capabilities in Internet Explorer 5. This essential print reference, coupled with the Internet Explorer 5 Software Development Kit (SDK) on CD-ROM, makes this title the one-stop, must-have resource for developers looking to achieve dynamic new effects on the Web. The content in this book updates the DHTML information in the Microsoft Visual InterDev(r) Web Technologies Reference, updated for Internet Explorer 5.

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Great reference tool.......2002-02-26

This is a great DHTML reference tool. If you want a good, thorough DHTML reference, this is the package to get. I am very satisfied with this product, as it has helped largely in my DHTML scripting. I'd recommend this product to anyone who is trying to learn DHTML or is already an expert and needs a solid reference.

Amazing reference tool, but lacking Netscape coverage.......2001-09-20

This is, without any doubt, the most frequently used book in my collection. Until recently, it had a permanent place on my desktop. It is a complete DHTML (and CSS) reference. It is not, as stated above, a tutorial of any kind.

The book is basically divided into 5 major sections:
(1) Objects
(2) Properties
(3) Methods
(4) Events
(5) Object Collections

Each section is thoroughly cross-referenced in exhaustive detail. You don't have to dig around four different places in the manual to answer a scripting or CSS question - everything is in one place at all times. This makes for a lot of duplication of information (its 1300+ pages give it quite a bit of heft) but frankly it's incredibly convenient.

Code examples are provided, and are generally good, but you basically need a certain level of existing understanding of JavaScript (or JScript) and the ideas behind CSS for many of them to be of significant value. If you're just getting into this stuff, this book may not be of much value - for now.

If, on the other hand, you're relatively experienced (or highly interested) in client-side scripting etc, this book will be a handy reference, especially for those who, like myself, still prefer to have paper references handy.

I have ONE major gripe - and it's a biggie. For such an exhaustive, complete resource, it completely ignores Netscape altogether.

This is a major mistake. I don't like Netscape, and I don't like developing for Netscape, but the simple fact of life in my business is that I must do so.

To be fair to Microsoft, the book is about Internet Explorer 5, and doesn't purport to be anything else. But it's such a cryin' shame to have to test every little thing on Netscape, when I have 90% of everything else right at my fingertips.

Despite this, I still give it 5 stars, though it really should be 4.5 for its lack of Netscape documentation.

Excellent Reference For IE 5 and DHTML!.......2000-07-10

This is an excellent reference book for those programmers who want a printed copy of Microsoft's DHTML. The CD is packed with great information from Microsoft's MSDN website with regards to DHTML and IE 5.0. This is NOT a tutorial on DHTML, so if that is what you are looking for, get another book. It will however help you find all the information that you need to successfully write code for web page projects related to IE 5.0. This book is exactly what it says it is!

good reference for IE5 - poorly explains other browsers.......1999-11-07

This is a good reference for IE5, but is esstentially the online reference docs printed out. There are two CDs that come with it - so the book + examples are all on there. My biggest gripes: (a) it's a reference (b) doesn't tell me about other browsers (it doesn't even distinguish between IE4/IE5) and (c) it doesn't talk about VML built into all IE5 browsers. But if you already have "Dynamic HTML - the complete reference" by O'Reilly, this is a good update for the IE5 stuff.

The only IE Reference Book Youll Ever Need.......1999-08-12

This book IS IE DHTML programming. I personally cant read from the screen, this book is msdn.microsoft.com in book format. Though the index isnt the best, if you know what your doing, this is the book for you.

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Dynamic Html: A Primer
Simon St. Laurent
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If the idea of generating HTML for either Netscape's or Microsoft's 4.0 Web browser fills you with apprehension--and perhaps it should--Dynamic HTML: A Primer can help. Rather than providing step-by-step information on a standard that doesn't exist yet, Simon St. Laurent explains the concepts behind Dynamic HTML or Document Object Model (a combination of scripting, style sheets, and HTML) and what you should know before you attempt to create pages and sites that use it. The title is potentially misleading in that Dynamic HTML is only one of many topics that the book covers. St. Laurent also details Java applets, ActiveX, and both companies' implementations of JavaScript and VBScript. Style sheets, layers, and absolute positioning are also described, but anyone who is serious about these subjects should consider more in-depth texts devoted to them. If you are already determined to leverage these features, you probably don't need to read Dynamic HTML: A Primer. However, you'll find plenty of valuable advice on how to avoid the myriad of problems involved in developing Web content for two browsers.

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Dynamic HTML promises to be an incredibly powerful new scripting language for developers. An emerging standard under consideration by the W3 consortium, it will provide Web designers with the ability to create "deep" Web pages, capable of responding instantaneously to a user's actions. The advent of the document object model means the beginning of a new kind of document -- one that is infinitely programmable and capable of providing a complete user interface.

Dynamic HTML: A Primer walks developers through one of the hottest areas in the browser wars, explaining the differences between the browser implementations and how to avoid getting caught in the middle. Readers will learn how to integrate ActiveX controls, Java applets, and scripts into their code to create truly robust and interactive Web pages.

Explores powerful ways to create animated pages Explains new techniques for binding Web data to corporate client-server databases Provides simple, clear examples to get you started with complex tools Uses both JavaScript and VBScript examples Covers the latest multimedia objects for Internet Explorer Explains Java applets, ActiveX objects, and their relationship to Dynamic HTML documents Describes Cascading Style Sheets and positioning techniques Covers layers, textRanges, and collections Explains the developing event models of both Netscape and Microsoft's browsers

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Not very useful as a reference.......2000-05-29

I think this book was valuable when I was just learning about DHTML. Reading it is like learning about what is possible, but you can't learn everything about DHTML. The author really just provides examples of what you can do, but he won't show you everything. Keep in mind that this book was published back when the then current version if Internet Explorer was (I thought) the best implementation of DHTML, albeit non-standard. And that's the rub; the techniques the author demonstrates are browser-specific and won't work universally, not even today. Finally, the book seems disorganized, and it is difficult to find what few useful examples there are.

Don't Waste Your Money.......1999-06-04

As a web developer I bought this book hoping to learn new techniques. What I got was frustration. Although this book contains numerous coding examples (mainly for use with Internet Explorer), only about 5% of them work (with Internet Explorer). Don't waste your money.

This book stinks.......1999-02-15

I got this book because I wanted a good introductory course to DHTML. I knew little about style sheets and my scripting skills were not too great; and this book basically assumes that you know it all. It doesn't give any good examples and it's poorly laid out with useless sample code. This book should have been in color with a CD-ROM included, and it should have gone more into depth with style sheets and scripting. In a nutshell, don't buy this book. It stinks.

Just Messy.......1999-01-30

I thought I could, at least, learn something from the book. After reading through the book, I found it messy. And my choice then is to buy another...

Out of date.......1998-02-26

When I bought this book I was looking for something I could read away from the computer and still pick up the basics of the new dynamic HTML possibilities. I got what I was looking for. The book is easy to read and understand and I was satisfied. . .until I got around to actually sitting down and hacking out the code. The book is, frankly, out of date. Written before the final release of IE4.0, it misrepresents some of the methods and code available for Microsoft's latest browser. I can only assume that the support for some of the code was changed after publication of this book. In fact, a lot of what I learned turned out to be fairly useless. As if to verify this, I soon found that there were many updates to chapters on the publisher's website. All in all, it's a book with great potential. I would expect a new edition out soon - and when it comes it could prove to be a truly excellent introduction to DHTML.

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Essential ASP .NET Fast: With VB.NET Examples
Simon Stobart
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How to create dynamic web environments using the ASP .NET framework! The ASP .NET framework enables the development of dynamic web pages, which can interface to various database systems. Using the Visual Basic .NET language you will be able to begin to create your own web systems with ease. This quick and practical introduction explains: how to setup an ASP.NET development environment, and where to find the various software components.- the syntax and features of the language.- web-based user interaction using ASP .NET forms.- pre-defined ASP .NET objects.- how ASP .NET can interface with databases. Clearly written, this book provides you with all the essential information you need to create your own dynamic web environments using ASP .NET. Additional material is available from the Essential series web site: http://www.essential-series.com

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